10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 5, 2015
Alas, the long slog to spring will take many, many more frigid, blustery weeks. On the other hand, the devils that drive Corey to relentlessly hunt rarities keep him warm even in freezing temps. If you live on my side of the globe–north/south axis, of course–you may be as sick as I am of winter weather.
10,000 Birds
JULY 27, 2023
Alas, mine were sub-standard. Like all members of the Nightjar family, the Buff-collared Nightjar hunts for insects on the wing, at night, and rests immobile during the day, protected by its subtle camouflage. This photo is Nacho’s. A group of five spectacular White-throated Magpie-Jays made a raucous appearance.
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10,000 Birds
AUGUST 5, 2020
Scores of Black-bellied Whistling Ducks circled overhead, these vocal ducks are often hunted illegally here so it was refreshing to see so many. Farmers keep their livestock in this wetland also.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Alas, he was gone before I had a chance to lift my camera. Many friends and guests enjoyed seeing this particular bird soar, hunt, or even sit for hours in the valley. I photographed it several times, one of these photographs is the title image when wrote about how I had fallen in love with the valley itself.
10,000 Birds
JULY 9, 2015
Further down the road, we reach a derelict building with a large veranda hidden among the trees – an abandoned hunting lodge (if I were in a situation to invest, I would choose to upgrade this into a luxury wildlife lodge). One White-eyed Buzzard has turned its back to us. It is too early to show.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 29, 2023
They’re not, alas particularly impressive. It’s a total I’ve never approached since, which might explain why in recent years I stopped counting. However, 12 months ago I decided to do a 2023 year list, so now, with 2024 just hours away, I can reveal the results. My British total was a mere 172 species – not bad, but not very good.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 16, 2017
Actually, I am not waiting for them, but for the Eastern Imperial Eagle to come here to hunt Susliks – an eagle from one of the last two remaining nests in Serbia. Alas, there is no eagle to be seen either. On some earlier occasion I observed an Imperial Eagle hunting. No Susliks are to be seen – they are waiting for the sun.
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